I found that Aidell's chicken and apple sausage and artichoke and garlic chicken sausage were both compliant. I also picked up some "simply balanced" spinach and garlic sausage at target (ingredients: chicken, spinach, garlic, water, salt, pepper, fennel seed). I eat a lot of eggs, chicken, beef, etc but it is nice to have something I can just cook up quickly without falling off the wagon.

I made these tonight and they were awesome (froze half for next week). Just watch the mustard for sugar.

http://thepaleomama.com/2013/03/salmon-patties-with-a-creamy-lemon-dill-sauce/

You can make this with your leftover roasted chicken (my favorite soup of all time). I double the vegetables, esp the spinach.

http://againstallgrain.com/2013/01/30/leftover-roast-chicken-soup-with-roasted-vegetables/

And my favorite salad is spinach, chicken, avocado, mango with fresh squeezed lemon for dressing.

Favorite snack- Lara bars - cashew. Some people don't think this is compliant because it conforms too closely with other bad snack foods, but I have my limits.

I also buy a big box of blueberries and eat them as my nightly snack. Also, go to mom's organic or whole foods and buy nuts in bulk. I keep them in containers on the counter so I can grab them if I'm looking to graze.

You can do it!!

OP here: yes, maybe for one month (for the challenge) I'll just eat hard boiled eggs and roast my own chicken.

If anyone has suggestions of any foods they buy (say, at Whole Foods) that really helped them get through the month, I'd love to know about it.

I have a feeling I'm going to be eating a lot of pre-packaged carrots without your help! TIA!

Anonymous wrote:Do you have list of acceptable meats that you can post?

I'm not sure if you are looking for brands or just a list. Here's a list. http://whole9life.com/book/ISWF-Shopping-List.pdf

It's very tough to buy prepared meats because of everything they add (sugar, nitrates, etc). I have found some at whole foods (sausage, bacon) but I don't remember actual brands. I agree with PP, I usually just buy an organ chicken and roast it with lemon and garlic.

I think the best way to go about it is to roast a chicken or turkey or ham or slab of beef and cut it thinly.

Do you have list of acceptable meats that you can post?

The organic applegate turkey bologna at whole foods is the only deli meat I have found that is compliant. I have found some chicken sausages that work! I have been serving those over salad. Good luck! I am on day 8. I feel like I'm spending a ton of time cooking/prepping, but I am enjoying a lot of the foods!

Anonymous wrote:thank you PP!
The interesting thing about this program is, while trying to find the stuff acceptable to the program, I've realized just how much added sugar is in everything! In ham!

+1 I did it January (just started again on Monday) and was amazed that sugar was in so many things.

It is tough to get up to speed and to have lots of W30 compliant things in your house, but it gets a lot easier as you go and start to build up your list of go to meals. Now a lot of my kitchen is compliant and most of my snacks are. Good luck!

thank you PP!
The interesting thing about this program is, while trying to find the stuff acceptable to the program, I've realized just how much added sugar is in everything! In ham!

Go to whole foods. They roast turkey in house and slice it. So the only ing is turkey. They have roast beef too. If you like ham i would roast one, again from whole foods

bump because maybe this should have been in the sports and fitness; drat! anybody out there?

I see that if I'm going to do this program, I need a ramp-up time before I start because it's so strict; have to find all these foods!

My organic Applegate ham has sugar, and the organic applegate turkey has carrageenan. Any recommendations of deli meat that meet the program requirements of no added sugar or carrageenan? (and where to get it)

Thank you!